1944, "protection of the consumer's interest," from consumer + -ism. Also, "encouraging consumption as an economic policy" (1960). Related: Consumerist (1965, n.; 1969, adj.).
雙語例句
1. They have clearly embraced Western consumerism.
他們顯然完全接受了西方的消費主義觀念。
來自柯林斯例句
2. American shopping malls and supermarkets are palaces of consumerism.
美國的商場是消費主義的地盤.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. He has repeatedly criticized Western churches as too worldly and too entrenched in consumerism.
他一再批評西方教會過于世俗，消費主義觀念過于頑固。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The children who were spoon-fed consumerism have discovered that the years of excess are over.
曾被填鴨式地灌輸了消費主義思想的孩子們發(fā)現無節(jié)制的時代已經結束了。
來自柯林斯例句
5. There are fads in science just as there are fads in dress, speech, and consumerism.